The first item on the agenda for the Charleston City Council meeting May 4 was Mayor Brandon Combs’ appointment of Tabatha Ferguson as city clerk. Ferguson was previously the deputy city clerk...

On March 5, the Charleston Fire Department was dispatched for a report of a male who had fallen in a restaurant. While enroute, first responders learned that the male had stopped breathing normally and...

The Charleston City Council approved seven resolutions, three of which were related to the police department, at its meeting Tuesday. The first resolution related to the Charleston Police Department...

Two ordinances regarding the property on which a developer plans to build a 19-acre solar farm were passed at the Charleston City Council meeting on Tuesday.  The property, owned by O & D Farms...

The Charleston City Council passed two ordinances allowing Charleston House to lease its common areas and offer short-term rentals at the City Council meeting on Tuesday. Charleston House is a bed and...

Two resolutions extending city programs were approved at the Charleston City Council meeting at city hall on Tuesday.  The council passed a resolution supporting the application and use of a...

Charleston Mayor Brandon Combs, with the advice of the City Council, appointed Amber May to the Council at its meeting on Tuesday.   The Council had a vacant seat since former Council Member Tim Newell...

The Charleston City Council entered three different agreements at its meeting on Tuesday.  The first was a reentry into an agreement with the Illinois Counties Risk Management Trust insurance program.   According...

New bids for city construction were accepted and a grant to purchase new TASER devices for the police department was approved at the Charleston City Council meeting on Tuesday.  The City Council accepted...

The Charleston City Council accepted a $500,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for improvements to the wastewater treatment plant at its meeting on Tuesday.  The...

The Charleston City Council accepted a grant for the construction of electric vehicle infrastructure at its meeting on Tuesday.  The $50,000 grant from REACH Strategies, a California-based clean energy...